yup, i owned a DS and it handled way better than the S hence the work underway to sort it out. I've got almost all the compression damping off and rebound mid way, no preload either end ( I'm only 65kg) but had zero confidence in the front end, it always feels like its running wide yet at same time could tuck. Settings we are now at both involve raising the rear, its hard to measure as its the eccentric swingarm and you can't get a datum tool for it but both myself and another S DS owner have moved up to 260mm on the tie bar way beyond what Ducati say is the max but we can't find any reason why they stick to 255 other than the old short sidestand issue of very early bikes, 5 rings showing on forks. this pushes weight further forward and seems to help the front, you may find rear spring is OK, the stock 90 is too stiff for me but Keith is a lot heavier and is running a stiffer, 160 ( Ohlins stock is 170) length spring ( can't recall weight) and finds it OK. I need softer fork springs and less oil his front end is OK ( he's about 110 KG I think). If you do raise the rear it may make it seem harsher but we both feel you can brake more easily into corners and because of this the suspension seems to work rather than just sitting extended. Its interesting that no mags have picked up on the S "quirks" other RPM in its latest issue, its the first time I've seen a reviewer discern the differences between an S and a DS and they are very different. |